Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs